All interconnectors
Mon 6 Mar- Imported
- 53GWh
- Exported
- 69GWh
- Net out
- 16GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.67GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 March 2023
On Monday 6 March, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.
Price
£131.63/MWh
Day average £131.63
Demand35.0GW
Generation 35.8Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables28%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
Key moments
On Monday 6 March 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £131.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £109.24/MWh at 13:30 to £164.00/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.752.0%Wind 9.5925.2%Gas 18.8149.4%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 1.985.2%Nuclear 4.0910.7%Coal 0.371.0%
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Demand 26.9Generation 29.0Transfers -2.1
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Demand 35.0avgGeneration 35.8avgTransfers −0.8avg
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:35
Low 24.4 · 04:05Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.8Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports16GWh
In53
Out69
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 2%
Transfers · Mon 6 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 6 March 2023, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (59 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.47GWImporting
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In 12.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.44GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 58.6 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.39GWExporting
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In 0.6 GWhOut 9.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.82GWImporting
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In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.86GWImporting
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In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.10GWPumping
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Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh
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